SAEDNEWS: Halloween is one of the world’s oldest and most mysterious celebrations, with roots stretching back centuries; a festival full of fascinating traditions, from spooky pumpkins to unusual costumes!
Halloween is a tradition rooted in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, celebrated by the Celts in Ireland and Scotland. They believed that on the last night of October, the boundary between the living and the dead was lifted, allowing spirits to return to the human world. Today, Halloween has become a global celebration, featuring special costumes, masks, and spooky decorations that create fun and exciting moments for people.
Halloween is celebrated every year on the night of October 31st, marking the end of October and the beginning of November. Therefore, this celebration always falls on the same date in the Gregorian calendar.
Halloween is celebrated with special decorations, creative costumes, attractive treats, and fun activities. Homes are adorned with carved pumpkins, bats, cobwebs, and Halloween-themed candles, while black and orange colors fill the space. Guests arrive in creative Halloween costumes, and photo corners are prepared for taking pictures.
Decorated cakes and cookies, themed fruits, and colorful drinks are part of the treats. Additionally, scary storytelling, hide-and-seek games, drawing contests, and Halloween-themed music add excitement and entertainment to the festivities.
Halloween is most popular in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Germany. In recent years, countries such as Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia have also started celebrating it under the influence of international students and tourists.
Halloween is full of interesting customs originating from various cultures, giving the celebration a unique identity and charm. Children participate in “Trick or Treat,” going door to door in scary costumes and masks to collect sweets. People carve pumpkins with frightening faces and attend Halloween parties with different themes.
Other customs include scary storytelling, special games like apple-bobbing and treasure hunting, and visiting haunted houses—activities that provide both entertainment and a thrilling, mysterious atmosphere.
Halloween uses symbols to create a spooky and exciting atmosphere, connect with ancient beliefs, mark seasonal changes, and provide fun:
Witch: With a pointed hat and broom, symbolizes power, mystery, and medieval beliefs.
Pumpkin: Represents light in the darkness and warding off evil spirits, inspired by the legend of Jack O’Lantern.
Bat: Symbolizes night, mystery, and fear, especially associated with vampires.
Spider: Represents traps and magic across various cultures.
Skeleton: Reminds of death, mortality, and the value of life.
Black Cat: Sign of bad luck and companion to witches.
Colors: Black for fear and darkness, orange for autumn and harvest, purple for mystery and magic.
